Information about #EDDD8B color

#EDDD8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDDD8B falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 221, 139) — 92.9% red, 86.7% green, 54.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 38 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively yellow, #EDDD8B has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Moonbeam (#F2E289). Slightly further away sit Flax (#EEDC82) and Primrose (#E4DE8E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(237, 221, 139)), which gives #EDDD8B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDDD8B: 15.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. No one has named #EDDD8B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EDDD8B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EDDD8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EDDD8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EDDD8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EDDD8B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#EDDD8B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #EDDD8B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Mellow Yellow color link
Mellow Yellow

#EAD895

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

#EDDD8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDDD8B
  • RGB237, 221, 139
  • CMYK0, 6, 38, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 221, 139)
  • HSL50°, 73%, 74%
  • HSL Precise50.204°, 73.134%, 73.725%
  • HSV50°, 41%, 93%
  • HSB50°, 41%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.867, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.867, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.867, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDDD8B
  • DECIMAL ID15588747
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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